Jammu Tawi, June 27: The Administration on Sunday reported that 415 new positive cases of novel Corona virus (COVID-19), 171 from Jammu division and 244 from Kashmir division, have been reported today, thus taking the total number of positive cases in Jammu and Kashmir to 314731. Also, 08 Covid deaths have been reported, 04 from Jammu Division and 04 from Kashmir Division.
Moreover, 745 more Covid patients have recovered and discharged from various hospitals including 166 from Jammu Division and 579 from Kashmir Division.
No new confirmed case of Mucormycosis (Black Fungus) has been reported today, bringing the cumulative no of confirmed cases to 29 in the UT of J&K.
Besides this, 82.09 percent of population above the age of 45 years has been vaccinated across the Jammu and Kashmir.
According to the daily Media Bulletin on novel Corona virus (Covid-19), out of 314731 positive cases, 5292 are Active Positive, 305135 have recovered and 4304 have died; 2100 in Jammu division and 2204 in Kashmir division.
The Bulletin further said that out of 9819423 test results available, 9504692 samples have been tested as negative till 27th June, 2021.
Till date 2398195 persons have been enlisted for observation which included 18195 persons in home quarantine including facilities operated by government, 5292 in isolation and 213187 in home surveillance. Besides, 2157217 persons have completed their surveillance period.
Providing district-wise breakup, the Bulletin said that Jammu has 52359 positive cases (including 21 cases reported today) with 644 active positive cases, 50582recoveries (including 37 cases recovered today), 1133 deaths; Udhampur has 11147 positive cases (including 19cases reported today), 104active positive cases, 10912 recoveries (including07 cases recovered today)and131deaths; Rajouri has 10674 positive cases (including 12 cases reported today)with 193active positive, 10262recoveries (including 25 cases recovered today)and 219deaths; Doda has 6768 positive cases (including 17cases reported today)with288Active positive, 6368recovered (including 21 cases recovered today)and 112 deaths; Kathua has 9198 positive cases (including 08 cases reported today), 44 active positive cases, 9005recovered(including 08cases recovered today) and 149deaths; Kishtwar has 4421 positive cases (including 08 cases reported today)with 130 Active Positive, 4249 recoveries (including 09 cases recovered today)and42 deaths; Samba has 7055 positive cases (including 03 cases reported today)with 37 active positive cases, 6900recoveries (including 26 cases recovered today) and 118 deaths; Poonch has 6066 positive cases (including 08 cases reported today)with256active positive, 5720recoveries (including 19 cases recovered today)and 90 deaths; Ramban has 5812 positive cases (including 12cases reported today)with132 active positive cases, 5617 recoveries (including 05 cases recovered today) and 63 deaths while Reasi has 5835 positive (including 63 cases reported today)with 281 active positive cases, 5511 recoveries (including09 cases recovered today)and 43 deaths.
Similarly, Srinagar has 69768 positive cases (including 78cases reported today) with 991 Active Positive, 67952 recovered (including 128 cases recovered today), 825 deaths; Baramulla has 23170 positive cases (including 10 cases reported today)with 299 active Positive, 22593 recovered (including 137 cases recovered today), 278 deaths; Budgam reported 22495 positive cases (including 26 cases reported today)with 351 active positive cases, 21941 recovered (including 94 cases recovered today), 203 deaths; Pulwama has 14835 positive cases (including 16 cases reported today)with 246 Active Positive, 14400 recovered (including 74 cases recovered today)and 189 deaths; Kupwara has 13734 positive cases (including 23 cases reported today), 351 Active Positive, 13220 recoveries (including 44 cases recovered today), 163 deaths; Anantnag district has 16007 positive cases (including 26 cases reported today)with 326 Active Positive, 15483 recovered (including 37 cases recovered today), 198 deaths; Bandipora has 9269 positive cases (including 23 cases reported today), with 181 Active Positive and 8988 recoveries (including 29 cases recovered today), 100 deaths; Ganderbal has 9561 positive cases (including 22 cases reported today) with 199 Active Positive, 9286 recoveries (including 18 cases recovered today) and 76 deaths; Kulgam has 11010 positive cases (including 19 cases reported today)with 222 Active Positive, 10674 recoveries (including 18 cases recovered today) and 114 deaths while as Shopian has 5547 positive cases (including 01 cases reported today), 17 active positive cases, 5472 recoveries and 58 deaths.
According to the bulletin, among the total 314731 positive cases in J&K, 22270have been reported as travelers while 292461as others.
The government has also started free tele-consultation general OPD services by Specialists/MBBS Doctors for the residents of J&K under National Tele-consultation Service. People can avail these services from Home by registering online on web portal https://esanjeevaniopd.in/. The services are available on Monday to Saturday from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm. People can also download and install e-sanjeevani OPD app from google play store.
To ensure public convenience and avoid chaos & panic crowding at tertiary care hospitals, COVID-19 Triage Facility has been started in Jammu at (i) Chest Disease Hospital, Jammu (opposite GMC Hospital Complex, Jammu, Triage CD Hospital Jammu Contact No.-9541925371, 0191-2561000), (ii) Govt Hospital Gandhinagar (Old Block) Contact No.0191-2459300 and in Srinagar at (i) National Institute of Technology Campus, Hazratbal, Srinagar, Contact No. 9419006991& (ii) SKIMS-JVC Bemina, Contact No. 7006617821, that shall act as “first arrival point” for screening of any COVID +ve patient intending to get admitted in Govt. Medical College Jammu/ Srinagar & Associated Hospitals, SKIMS Soura and other identified dedicated COVID Hospitals under Directorate of Health Services Jammu/ Kashmir.
For COVID +ve cases in periphery areas and districts other than Jammu/Srinagar, the triage point shall be the concerned District Hospital/New GMCs (Doda/ Kathua/ Rajouri/ Baramulla/ Anantnag). Admission of such patients from these districts to GMC Jammu/ Srinagar, SKIMS Soura etc shall be strictly on referral basis only.
Besides, 24×7 Rapid Antigen Testing facility for COVID-19 has been started outside the emergency of GMC Hospital Jammu. The facility will be very useful for segregation of patients in emergency wing of GMC Jammu.
Meanwhile, a 24×7 COVID Control Room has been set up for redressal of the grievances related to COVID-19 positive patients admitted in the Associated Hospitals of Government Medical College, Jammu and Government Hospital, Gandhi Nagar, Jammu. Patients or attendants can call at 0191– 258 5444 (Control Room), Exchange: 0191-258 2626 / 258 5542 / 258 4290 /258 4291 / 258 4292 / 258 4293/ 258 4294 for assistance.
